Mississippi Today, in partnership with The Atlantic, is pleased to announce the State of Our Union: Mississippi, a day-long summit focusing on big issues, solution-makers and...
Welcome to The Homestretch, a daily blog featuring the most comprehensive coverage of the 2023 Mississippi governor’s race. This page, curated by the Mississippi Today politics...
Nov. 7, 1837 Drawing of Lovejoy and wood engraving of pro-slavery attack on him in Alton, Illinois on Nov. 7, 1837. Credit: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library...
Concerns about poor recordkeeping, inadequate accountability and the possible “unintended” use of restricted dollars led a member of the Jackson State University Development Foundation board to...
State and local offices will be on the ballot across the state on Tuesday, headlined by the governor’s race between incumbent Republican Gov. Tate Reeves and...
Governor Republican incumbent Gov. Tate Reeves faces Democratic challenger Brandon Presley on Nov. 7. A third candidate, independent Gwendolyn Gray, dropped out of the race in...
Republican Mike Chaney, seeking his fifth term as Mississippi insurance commissioner, is being challenged by Democrat Bruce Burton in Tuesday’s general election. Burton, who has run...
The nonprofit Leapfrog Group released its hospital safety grades for the fall of 2023, showing the state’s largest public hospital joined nine others in scoring a...
The election for Mississippi state treasurer is a rematch from 2019. This year, Democratic former Bolton Alderwoman Addie Lee Green will be challenging Republican incumbent Treasurer...
Incumbent Republican Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson faces Democratic nominee Robert Bradford in Tuesday’s general election. Gipson, 46, of Braxton, is a lawyer, a tree and cattle...